1·But when Lawrence looked at his ragtag band of Bedouin fighters he realized that a direct attack on Medina would never succeed.
不过Lawrence知道其麾下贝多因民兵的战斗力是多么地低下，因而对麦地那的直接进攻是必败无疑的。
2·But despite its many missteps and regular predictions of its demise, the company and its ragtag band of executives somehow prevailed.
不过，尽管有诸多失误和常被预言说将寿终正寝，但是公司和它那帮“乌合之众”似的主管班子却不知咋的竟然飞黄腾达起来了。
3·I don't say this because the show's premise is so dazzling-it's basically about a ragtag band moving around the American South and trying to keep from being devoured by the zombies.
我不这么说是因为这部剧的第一部是如此的令人眼花缭乱——它主要是说一帮难民在美国南部四处逃亡试图不被丧尸毁灭。